To be a Hero

"N-nnn.... NON!!" Ravidius shook his head, returning to his senses, "Monsieur!! I am ze HOST!! And I will NYA'T be defeated in ZHIS BATTLE!!"

"And you have been MOST WELCOMING!!" Tycondrius shouted back, "On my honor, Hero Ravidius... as I represent my company as guests, our gratitude... CAN BE!!! NO!!! LESS!!!"

Ravidius pulled two slips of paper from the dimensional tear, "Two backstage passes to ze CIRCUS of ze SUN in Whitehearth!! ...You and ze Mademoiselle will have ze MOST PLEASANT EX-PERIENCE!!!!"

Tycon summoned a thick scroll tube, "A study guide to ILLUSIONS and CONCEALMENT spells!! This will afford you MOONS if not YEARS of quality training for your LOVELY DAUGHTER!!!"

"F-flame Eternal..." Elle's mouth was twitching, "Tychon... what is going on? Aren't we... gonna fight?"

"This *is* the fight," Tycon chided.

"But... but what about that stuff about not being able to leave with our lives?"